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New England · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1896

241 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 13

The Works of the P.l.m. Railway Company

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 8

Some enormous works, which will, it is said, take ten years to complete, and for which the Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean Company have voted…

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Tram[?]tation

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 4

Or convention of feed into pure rich blood, must become complete, or[?] and indigestion [?]. To perfect the process [?] Wolfe's…

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The Editor's Column. (While giving insertion to Correspondents Levers, we do not necessarily endorse their opinions.) Emmanville-Glen Innes Road

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 2

SIR,--I note by the columns of your paper that a tender for work on the Glen Innes Emmaville road has been accepted for £209. Being a big job I made enquiries, and find this large sum of money…

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Demand by Railway Employees. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 5

THE British railway employees are demanding that their time of labour be reduced to 10 hours a day for guards and brakesmen, and eight hours for shunters…

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Collision in Sydney. Bus and Tram

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 6

A collision occurred in Sydney today between a Waverey bns loaded with passengers, and a steam tram. Two passengers were thrown from the…

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The Editor's Column. (While giving insertion to Correspondents Letters, we do not necessarlly endorse their opinions.) Glen Innes Emmaville Road

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

SIR,--I notice ill today's Examiner a letter signed Farmer,' finding fault with our Road Superintendent for expending money about the to mile post, Now, it is a well-known fact that from…

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Proposed Federal Railway

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

SIR,--Up-country residents, whose business necessitates travelling, must have been struck with the difficulties ill the way of got ting from one important town to another, whore not situated on the…

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New Railway Time Table

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

A NEW railway time table Comes into force on December next, The Chief Commissioner, Mr. Eddy, explained the most important changes that are to be made. He points out that for some time…

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The Editor's Column. (While giving Insertion to Correspondents Letters, we do not necessarily endorse their opinions.) Glen Innes-Emmaville Road

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 November 1896 · page 2

SIR,--I note that Thos, Pywell, in your last issue, takes exception to my previous letter re the above road. Thos. Pywell evidently does not travel much on the road, or he would know that it is but…

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Tenements on the Railway Reserve

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 November 1896 · page 2

IN our last issue we intimated the fact that Senior-sergeant Travels had received instructions to nerve notices to those persons occupying houses on the Railway Reserve, on the western side of the…

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The Fight in a Train. Bogan Before the Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 2

Billy Began (an aboriginal), [?] remand was charged at the Bathurst police court on Wednesday with intent to murder Constable Healey…

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Proposed Federal Railway. to the Editor of the "Chronicle."

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 6

Sir,—Up-country residents, whose business necessitates travelling, must have been struck with the difficulties in the way of getting from one…

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To Utilise Railway Embankments

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1896 · page 1

There is an excellent suggestion in Mr. Pettigrew's book that I venture to revive. Within the past five or ten years railway station gardening has become a pretty and…

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The Great Southern Railway

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 4

The contract for the sale of the Great Southern Railway of West Australia to the Government is still assigned owing to legal delays…

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Revenge on the Railway

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1896 · page 3

A GOOD story is going the rounds among Caledonian officials. The other day a goods guard, reported the driver for slow running. The…

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Run Over by a Train. Melbourne, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1896 · page 5

ALFRED DOVEY, 18 years of age, was run over and killed on the Glen Iris railway line some time daring last night. It is not known how he got on the line…

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Yesterday's News. [Through Ode Special Agents.] [By Telegraph.] Parkes-coonamble Railway. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 December 1896 · page 5

THE Commissioners have taken over the first section of the Parkes-Coonamble railway, which will be opened for traffic on Tuesday next…

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Some Railway Notions

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 December 1896 · page 2

£3 second-class and £5 first-class are the return fares being advertised by the Railway Commissioners for the journey Sydney to Brisbane…

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A Morning Train

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 December 1896 · page 2

The following is a copy of the petition now being signed in connection with the morning train agitation: [?] K.S.W…

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The Train Service

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 December 1896 · page 4

AT a special meeting cf the Glen Innes Borough Council, last Friday night, a letter was read from the Armidale Council stating that a movement was on foot for…

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